Nasta’liq: The Genius of Persian Calligraphy

The short video presents calligrapher Manzar Moghbeli demonstrating the nasta‘liq script. Notice the measured and deliberate pace of writing, the slow twisting and turning of the pen to modulate each stroke from right to left, and the arrangement of letters and words in relation to the baseline and to each other. NASTA‛LIQ: THE GENIUS OF PERSIAN CALLIGRAPHY September 13, 2014–March 22, 2015 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Nasta‛liq: The Genius of Persian Calligraphy is the first exhibition of its kind to focus